Product Details
J. PURDEY & SONS
A 12-BORE SELF-OPENING SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 20244,
30in. Whitworth-steel nitro reproved chopperlump barrels, rib engraved '2' and 'J. PURDEY & SONS, AUDLEY HOUSE, SOUTH AUDLEY STREET, LONDON. MADE OF SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID PRESSED STEEL', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. imp. cyl. and 1/4 choke, left wall at 18, treble-grip action with side-clips and hidden third bite, removable striker discs, toplever gold-inlaid '2', automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, cocking-indicators, best fine acanthus scroll and floral bouquet engraving, retaining traces of colour-hardening, the triggerguard tang gold-inlaid with the serial number, 14 3/4in. figured stock including 1in. leather covered recoil pad, weight 7lb., in a brass-cornered oak-lined leather bound case
Provenance: The makers have kindly confirmed that this gun was completed in January 1912 for Henry Zandbang as No.2 of a pair.
Further research would indicate that Henry Zandbank could be Lieutenant Henryk Zandbang
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Estimate £3,000-5,000
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